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No. 65.210. Patented May 28. 1867.

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' Letters Patent N0. 65,210, dated llIay 28, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN GATES.

TO ALL WHOMIT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, GIDEON S. GRANGER and WILLIAM NORTHROP, of Wayland, in the county of Steuben, and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Gate; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side view of our improved gate closed.

Figure 2 is a horizontal section of the same, taken through the line :0 a, fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a vertical cross-section of the same, taken through the line 3 7/, fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

Our invention has for its object to furnish an improved gate so constructed and arranged as to require no hinges, and which maybe raised up so as to allow small stock, such as sheep and hogs, to pass through, while it prevents the passage ofcattle, horses, &c., and so as to prevent its being clogged by snow; and it consists in pivoting the gate to the adjacent panel or panels of the fence by passing the projecting ends of the horizontal bars or rails of the gate between the horizontal rails or boards of the said panel or panels, said projecting ends 7 being kept from passing too far through by the rear vertical cross-bar of the gate, and being kept in their places and enabled to resist a side pressure when closed by a vertical cross-bar attached to the said boards or rails; and in bringing the central post just above the surface of the ground, so that it may be turned down to allow the passage of teams, wagons, 850., over it.

A and B are the panels of the fence adjacent to the gate, the boards or rails a and b of which are all of the same width, and are placed at the same distance apart, as shown in fig. 1. C and D are the parts or wings of the gate, the horizontal bars or boards of which are made of the same width as the spaces between the boards a and b, as shown in the drawings, except the lowest boar-the and d, which may be made wider, so as to extend along the ends of the bottom boards of the panels A and B; but in this case the end of said wide board should be cut down so as to enter between the boards of the said panels. I The rear vertical cross-bars c and d of the gate are set at such a distance from the ends of the horizontal boards as to allow the said ends to project so far as to enter between the horizontal boards of the panels A and B a suflicient distance to allow the gate to be swung open and shut upon them, the said cross-bars c and o? preventing the horizontal bars o? the gene from passing in too far between the boards of the said adjacent panels. E and F are vertical cross-bars, attached to the boards of the panels A and B at such a distance from their ends as to overlap the ends of the horizontal boards of the gate when closed, so as to enable the gate to withstand any side pressure. This construction is applicable to gates whether made single or double. In case the gate is made double a central post, G, will be required for the gates to be latched to. This post G should be made in two parts, the lower part being set in the ground, with its upper end at or a little above the surface of the ground; and to this part the upper part of said post should be hinged, asshown in fig. 3, so that it can be turned down in a horizontal position for teams, wagons, 850., to pass over it. When the gate is made and hung in the manner herein described it can readily be removed and raised the breadth of one or more boards, as may be desired, so as to allow small stock to pass beneath it, while the passage of larger animals will be prevented. This construction also makes the gate very convenient in the case of snow, as it allows the gate to be raised up so as to swing over the snow without being clogged thereby.

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- Hinging the central post G at'or just above the surface of the ground, substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose set forth,

GIDEON S. GRANGER, WILLIAM NORTHROP.

Witnesses GHAs. Tnonrson, J L. Tuareg, 

